Credit Unions aim to help communities take control of their money. Members are encouraged to save what they can and borrow only what they can afford to borrow. The benefits of joining a Credit Union include:

· Convenient borrowing and saving
· Low cost loans
· Equal opportunity for all
· Dividends on savings, regardless of amount

Contact details for the Credit Unions in Middlesbrough are provided below:

5 Cs
Contact Information: Brian Watkins,c/o The Resource Centre, Bishopton Road, Middlesbrough
Telephone: 01642 835077 (Opening Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30 am - 11.30 am)

Hemlington
Contact Information: Mrs Pauline Eaton, 4 The Viewley Centre, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9SJ
Telephone: 01642 210915

Pallister
Contact Information: Ann Robinson, c/o Community Ventures Ltd, The Greenway, Thorntree, Middlesbrough TS3 9PA.
Telephone: 01642 502862 or email: a.robinson24@ntlworld.com

Pioneer
Contact Information: Elaine Gilmour, c/o Community Ventures Ltd, The Greenway, Thorntree, Middlesbrough TS3 9PA
Telephone: 01642 230314 or email: elaine.gilmour@cvl.org.uk

For more information on the recent launch of Pioneer please click here.

South Central Middlesbrough
Contact Information: Campbell Ritchie or Paul Diggins at United Reform Church, Clive Road, Linthorpe Middlesbrough
Email Campbell at campbell.ritchie@googlemail.com and Paul at Paul.Diggins@stockton.gov.uk

TBN (Thorntree, Brambles Farm and Netherfields)
Contact Information: Mrs Barbara Platts, Fl 2 Shelton Court, The Greenway, Thorntree, Middlesbrough
TS3 9PD
Telephone: 01642 210915